First Iron Man 2 Set Photo March 10, 2009 10:16 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies.Tags: Iron Man 2, Jon Favreau
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Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau has released the first photo from the set of Iron Man 2. The photo, pictured above (click to enlarge), features Favreau on the set of Tony Stark’s house (still under construction) with cinematographer Matthew Libatique.
Iron Man 2 hits theaters on May 7, 2010.
Source: Jon Favreau
Friday Night Lights Close to Renewal? March 10, 2009 4:37 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DirecTV, NBC, News, Television.Tags: Friday Night Lights
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Just came across this very interesting report over at Michael Ausiello’s EW page. Apparently, and despite declining ratings, NBC and DirecTV are close to renewing their partnership, announced last year, to keep Friday Night Lights on the air.
According to Ausiello, NBC says they’re only interested if they can get a commitment by DirecTV to air TWO more seasons. Although a spokesperson for NBC Universal declined to comment, an NBC insider acknowledged to Ausiello that the studio is “actively looking at ways to keep FNL going,” with another adding, “We’re very optimistic a deal will be worked out.”
About those ratings. Eight episodes into its third season, Friday Night Lights is averaging just 3.99M viewers and a 1.4/4 A18-49 rating/share (its household rating/share is 2.5/4). The season high came with the season premiere (2.8/5; 4.53M; 1.6/5) and the season (also series) low came at episode five (2.1/4; 3.46M; 1.1/3).
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, March 9, 2009 March 10, 2009 4:11 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Monday
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ABC’s Dancing With the Stars returned strong last night (click here to see the score results of night one and vote for who you believe was the best), improving upon the show’s last season premiere by a solid 11% in adults 18-49 rating.
Meanwhile, the series premiere of Castle drew only so-so ratings, drawing 11.60M viewers and a 3.3 A18-49 rating. That’s merely okay. Half-hour to half-hour double-digit declines and sub-50 percent retention from the last half-hour of Dancing With the Stars is concerning.
Second place was heavily contested, with CBS coming out on top among households, but Fox narrowly finishing ahead in viewers and adults 18-49. Both networks, however, experienced week-to-week declines in the face of stiff competition from Dancing With the Stars. All four comedies on CBS (from 8:00-10:00pm) experienced double-digit week-to-week declines among households and viewers, while House drew lower than average numbers. While its lead-in was down, 24 managed to remain even from the week prior, even managing a slight, but noteworthy, nine percent gain from the week prior in A18-49 rating. Over on CBS, the network saw its best performance at 10:00pm with a new episode of CSI: Miami which easily bested its fellow competition.
Fourth place went to NBC, which had very little to be happy about last night. Most concerning was the continued slide from Heroes, which yet again hit series lows among households, viewers AND adults 18-49. Not good (be sure to check out my extensive feature on the show’s ratings decline at this link).
The CW, the only network running repeats, was last place.
Full ratings and breakdown’s, including my full analysis, week-to-week comparisons, etc., follow after the jump.
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Russell Brand Talks ‘Pirates 4’ March 10, 2009 11:55 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News.Tags: Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Russell Brand
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Last year there was a rumor that Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) was in talks to play Captain Jack Sparrow’s (Johnny Depp) brother in the next Pirates of the Caribbean film. Brand was recently asked about the rumor by Access Hollywood and he said that “There’s been some talk of doing a ‘Pirates’ movie,” but that he has “eight other things to do” including Get Him To The Greek with Judd Apatow, so he doesn’t “know if there’ll be time to be a pirate.”
Get Him To The Greek is the upcoming Forgetting Sarah Marshall spinoff that will have Brand reprise his role as Aldous Snow.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is on record from last November saying that they are targeting a 2012 release for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean.
Recap: Dancing With the Stars – 8×01 March 10, 2009 3:47 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, Recaps, Television.Tags: Dancing with the Stars
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The eighth season of Dancing With the Stars kicked off Monday night, a season that has already lost two stars to injury. Both Access Hollywood host Nancy O’Dell and singer Jewel were on hand, as were last minute replacements Holly Madison (announced a few days ago, see related story) and ‘Bachelor’ castoff Melissa Rycroft.
Because I’m not very good with critiquing dance, which is probably a good thing, I’ll simply recap the night’s scores. So, head on through the jump to see who fared the best with the judges and to vote for who you believe was the best. (more…)
Five Join Whedon’s Cabin in the Woods March 10, 2009 3:04 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News.Tags: Anna Hutchison, Chris Hemsworth, Drew Goddard, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Joss Whedon, Kristen Connolly, The Cabin in the Woods
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Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard have cast Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz and Jesse Williams in the duo’s secretive genre project The Cabin in the Woods. The screenplay was written by Whedon who is producing with Goddard (who is also directing).
“Finding this ensemble has been very hard and very rewarding,” Whedon said. “Each of the ‘kids’ is unique, fascinating and talented, and like true friends, the group is more than the sum of its parts. These are people you care about, able to go toe to toe with the amazing actors we’ve corralled thus far, and not unpretty in the bargain. I can’t wait to harm them.”
The Cabin in the Woods is shooting now, but its release has been pushed back from October 23rd to February 5, 2010.
Source: THR
Matt Barr Joins Gossip Girl Spinoff March 10, 2009 3:03 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Television, The CW.Tags: Gossip Girl, Gossip Girl Spinoff, Matt Barr
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One Tree Hill alum Matt Barr has been cast in The CW’s Gossip Girl spinoff as Keith van der Woodsen. The character is described as a rich and handsome Malibu prince who is the love interest to Lily Rhodes (Brittany Snow). Although The CW isn’t confirming it, speculation is that the character is Serena’s (from Gossip Girl) father.
The Gossip Girl spinoff, still untitled, is set in 1980’s Los Angeles and chronicles the teen years of Lily.
Source: THR
Ridley Scott Has Found His Merry Men March 10, 2009 2:31 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Universal Pictures.Tags: Alan Doyle, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Durand, Ridley Scott, Robin Hood, Russell Crowe, Scott Grimes
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Scott Grimes, Kevin Durand and Alan Doyle have been cast as the group of adventures in Ridley Scott’s still untitled Robin Hood project, headlined by actor Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian. The project was written by Brian Helgeland.
From THR:
Grimes has been cast in the role of Will Scarlet, a skilled swordsman and Hood’s nephew.
Durand is playing Little John, Hood’s right-hand man. He is best known in the legends for fighting a duel with Hood using quarterstaves while trying to cross a river.
Doyle is playing Alan a Dayle,CQ who in lore was a roving minstrel and needed help when his love was being forced to marry another man.
Eminem Returning With Two New Albums March 10, 2009 2:11 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Music, News.Tags: Eminem, Relapse, Relapse 2
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Interscope Records has announced that best-selling rapper Eminem will be releasing two new albums this year. The first album, titled Relapse, will be released on May 19th. It’s Eminem’s first original studio album in more than four years.
Relapse will be followed up by Relapse 2 in the second half of the year.
Source: Variety
Watchmen Tops at Box Office With $55.2M Opening March 10, 2009 1:45 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.Tags: Watchmen
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Zack Snyder’s highly anticipated adaptation of the Alan Moore graphic novel Watchmen, opened over the weekend with a solid $55.2 million from 3,611 theaters on 7,500 screens, helping the box office improve a healthy 11% over the same time frame last year. The film opened on Friday with $24.5M before dropping 25% on Saturday to $18.4M and 33% on Sunday to $12.3M.
While still a respectable bow, the picture fell slightly below opening weekend expectations of $60-70M.
The film performed better in IMAX venues. Opening in 124 of the large-screen theaters, Watchmen generated a second-best ever $5.4 million, accounting for nearly 10 percent of its weekend gross on less than three and a half percent of the film’s total theater count. (The Dark Knight holds the record — $6.3 million at 94 sites).
In fact, while Watchmen failed to match Snyder’s last film — March record holder 300 which grossed $70.9M in 2007 — Watchmen’s IMAX gross was significantly above 300 ($3.6M from 62 such venues).
In foreign markets, the film took $27.5 million from 5,097 theaters in 45 territories. Thus far, Watchmen is at $82.7M worldwide, slightly more than its estimated $150M production budget.
Sources: Box Office Mojo and Variety
New Wonder Woman Images + Q&A With Keri Russell March 10, 2009 1:12 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Blu-ray, DVD, Images/Photos, Movies, Warner Brothers.Tags: Keri Russell, Wonder Woman
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Wonder Woman, the latest DC Universe DVD/Blu-ray from Warner Bros. is available to now available to own. But I’ve got a few more images and a brand new Q&A with actress Keri Russell, who voices Diana/Wonder Woman, worth checking out. Click through the jump to read the Q&A and see two more images.
Official Plot Synopsis:
Produced by the multiple Emmy® Award winning animation legend Bruce Timm, Wonder Woman is an origin– story and features a stellar celebrity voice cast including Keri Russell (Waitress, Felicity), Nathan Fillion (Desperate Housewives), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Oliver Platt (The West Wing) and David McCallum (NCIS). Wonder Woman begins on the mystical island of Themyscira, where a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons resides. They have raised Princess Diana, a daughter of stunning beauty, extraordinary strength and incredible fighting prowess. Diana possesses a host of super human powers granted to her by the gods and goddesses of Olympus and her strength and stamina are unparalleled. When Air Force fighter pilot Steve Trevor crash lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the God of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazons and has decided to exact his revenge by starting a world war that will destroy them all. It is up to Princess Diana to save her people and the world by using her gifts to become the ultimate Wonder Woman.
http://www.wonderwomanmovie.com
Wonder Woman was released on March 3rd, and is available to own on either DVD or Blu-ray Hi-Def. You can check out my review of the two-disc DVD at this link. (more…)
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